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  1. sargey

    New Compact BG Knife

    gerber guardian meets boker grabendolch. it's so dam ugly it's kind of attractive... cheers, and.
  2. sargey

    Oh my God Help!!!

    mine's still missing..... but i already have a double stuff. i was distraught recently when a mate bought a dc4 on my recommendation, they really aren't the same at all. nasty thing it is now. cheers, and.
  3. sargey

    Southey & JonathanD's Epic Knife Test Thread

    http://www.gerbergear.com/Survival/Knives/Ultimate-Fine-Edge-Knife_31-001063N bwahahaha! cheers, and.
  4. sargey

    Iisakki: Jarvenpaa Aito Puukko

    no, no swapping or selling. but you are quite welcome to take mine out for a test drive if you like. pm me a snail mail address and i'll try to get it in the post. cheers, and.
  5. sargey

    Merry Christmas to old friends, new friends and friends I've just not met yet

    aye, merry christmas folks! cheers, and.
  6. sargey

    out of date first aid kit?

    interesting info thanks for that. oddly, the things that might be of interest to bushy types, from the above article... so if you're heading off on safari...... to my mind, there is an obvious difference between first aid kit used for personal first aid, and stuff used for...
  7. sargey

    More prepare for problems - link

    that's barely a few weeks worth of food, and only a few days worth of wine on the practically empty rack! lamentable is what it is! eat the rich! lol. cheers, and.
  8. sargey

    out of date first aid kit?

    i seem to recall someone saying that medication use by dates had built in cushion, so they're effective long after the sell by date is up. for the rest my own thoughts are much as alredy mentioned, dressings with intact packaging are good for a long long time. cheers, and.
  9. sargey

    out of date first aid kit?

    what are your thoughts? dressings in sound packaging. saline irrigation pods in good condition. medication. could it be used: for training? for first aid? should it be destroyed? discuss...... cheers, and.
  10. sargey

    Cold Steel Bushman

    hola mac, long time no see! a couple of folks have mentioned the stick addition. it's probably just my hamfistia, but i never managed to make a bushman on a stick chopper work for any length of time, i always ended up holding the stumpy end of a stick whilst the bushman went flying and...
  11. sargey

    Cold Steel Bushman

    for the tramontina option, get the 14" tram' combined with the coldsteel sheath: http://www.heinnie.com/Knives/Tramontina-Machetes/Tramontina-Machetes/p-92-713-4626/ http://www.heinnie.com/product.asp?P_ID=2384&strPageHistory=related cut the spare bit of sheath off if you like... 15 quid all...
  12. sargey

    First time for our parachute shelter

    what a cracking idea! cheers, and. ch
  13. sargey

    Sponsored Survival Course.

    ta very much! you know these courses are specifically for scout leaders, keep an eye out for future dates, if you've not already done it? cheers, and.
  14. sargey

    Sponsored Survival Course.

    big thanks to all the bcuk folks who've donated already! but i could do with a few more! i'm old and frail, i'll be trekking uphill and traipsing down dale. shivering through the night in a jury rigged shack, i'm old and frail and got a bad back. through wind driven rain, hail and snow, i don't...
  15. sargey

    Sponsored Survival Course.

    it's just a weekend, the details of which are kept secret till the very last minute! :confused: cheers, and.
  16. sargey

    Adventure Survival

    dangerous river by rm patterson, the best bushcraft book of all time! cheers, and.
  17. sargey

    Sponsored Survival Course.

    Hi all, you know i'm old, frail, delicate and i've got a bad back, :vio: but they're making me do a survival course in the wrong end of november! through wind driven rain and hail and snow...... still, it's all in aid of a good cause. http://www.shelterbox.org in just ten days i'm off on the...
  18. sargey

    GB Hunters axe handles?

    bottom of this page http://www.mehr-als-werkzeug.de/product/705967/Graensfors-Hunters-Hatchet.htm shipping can be a little pricey iirc. but they do ship internationally. cheers, and.
  19. sargey

    Moras

    thin cuts, thick is robust. moras are thin, they cut well, obviously they cannot also be as robust as a 4,5, or 6 mm thick knife. i have seen scouts break a mora knife without abusing it. there are mora knives like the quicksnap which are slightly thicker, 2.5mm. clippers et al are only 2mm...
  20. sargey

    Multitool legality question

    odd innit? i've had a few conversations with police officers recently on the subject. the general opinion seems to be that a multitool is a tool, they're not bothered, a knife is a knife and they are bothered! YMMV. cheers, and.